The Los Angeles Lakers claimed a 110-101 win over the Toronto Raptors, while the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 133-116.
The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 106-96 to return to the top of the Eastern Conference.
Joel Embiid, continuing his return from a knee injury, scored 35 points – making 16 of his 20 shooting attempts.
Paul George caught fire in the LAC win!
🔥 36 PTS
👌 6 3PM@Yg_Trece x @LAClippers pic.twitter.com/2Y61n1mykT— NBA (@NBA) April 7, 2021
Boston were booed by their own fans during the third quarter as Philadelphia established a 21-point lead.
Elsewhere, the Atlanta Hawks took a 123-107 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, the Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 134-119 and the Memphis Grizzlies secured a 124-112 win against the Miami Heat.
The @nuggets win their 6th in a row!
➡️ Teams ranked 7-10 will participate in the NBA Play-In Tournament after the regular season (May 18-21) to secure the final two spots in the Playoffs for each conference. pic.twitter.com/81KHldIGhy
— NBA (@NBA) April 7, 2021
Stephen Curry also scored 41 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 122-121 to end their three-match losing streak.
